Oral Answers to Questions

Simon Baynes Excerpts

Monday 4th December 2023 Commons Chamber

[Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire) (Con)]

3. What recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the levelling-up fund at distributing funding across all parts of the UK.

[Simon Baynes (Clwyd South) (Con)]

8. What recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the levelling-up fund at distributing funding across all parts of the UK.

[Duncan Baker (North Norfolk) (Con)]

9. What recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the levelling-up fund at distributing funding across all parts of the UK.

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[Simon Baynes]

Does the Minister agree that Clwyd South’s £13.3 million of levelling-up projects in the Trevor basin, Llangollen and Corwen, which I recently visited, and the newly announced £160 million investment zone for Wrexham, Clwyd South and Flintshire are shining examples of the effectiveness of levelling up galvanising investment and activity in north-east Wales?

[Jacob Young]

My hon. Friend is a fantastic champion for his constituents in Clwyd South, and for constituents in Shropshire as well. I completely agree that the £13.3 million investment from the levelling-up fund will protect a valuable heritage site for north Wales, an area enjoyed by locals, while encouraging visitors to stay longer and spend more in local shops, cafés and campsites. The recently announced investment zone in Wrexham and Flintshire also demonstrates our commitment to levelling up investment in research, innovation and support for economic development in the region.